i try making every type of Chinese button closure 盘扣 (using traditional couture sewing techniques)

Although I see pan kou 盘扣 (frog knots) as an art form in itself, these little babies are typically found on qipao 旗袍, or cheongsam. If you enjoyed this video, I recently made another qipao here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuPRWQyHrXc
and have a history of qipao video you might like to watch here 😊
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnHjFFakSME
Traditional button closure tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmHc8NGMRp8&t=207s
Sun Flower button closure tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkklbbNcSeo&t=10s
Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below, and I’ll try my best to answer with the knowledge I currently have. Happy early Chinese New year and thank you for watching, I had so so SO much fun making this!!!

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intro
0:00
scraping paste 挂浆
0:17
making bias strips
2:31
making soft flower closures + one line closure 软条花扣和一字扣
4:18
making hard flower closure 硬条花扣
7:11
final thoughts + tips
9:28

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Research for this video
[1] 高定旗袍手工工艺详解 Detailed explanation of the handicrafts of couture cheongsam
https://amzn.to/40pOh3f
I highly recommend this book! A note however is its written all in mandarin Chinese.
[2] Rednote 小红书 https://www.xiaohongshu.com (Chinese equivalent of TikTok)

Materials
[1] Copper Wire (the one I used)
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[2] Cutting Mat
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[3] Rotary Cutter
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[4] Loop Turner
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[5] Sewing Machine
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Hey friends! My name is Annie and at the moment I’m either sewing or doing something DIY related and then sharing them through vlogs or research with you all here on my channel. Thanks for stopping by :)

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